About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT strategies
- Grief and loss
About Laura
Laura Shaw is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Laura helps people who feel stuck by listening and working with them to sort out what matters most.
Clients can expect direct, practical conversation about current problems. Laura uses clear, everyday language rather than clinical jargon. She aims to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and track what works. Sessions cover emotions, thoughts, and everyday routines that get in the way of feeling better.
Her work also addresses attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and the emotional effects of divorce and separation. She helps people who wrestle with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. Post-traumatic stress and women’s issues are also within her focus areas.
Laura draws on client-centered methods to make room for the client’s experience. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. That combination is meant to clarify what a person wants to change and produce concrete steps forward.
People seeking help with parenting struggles, grief, or everyday anxiety will find straightforward support. The first conversations typically map immediate concerns and set realistic short-term goals. From there, the work adjusts to what a person needs and is able to try next.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to the person’s experience and responding to what they say. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers practical tools to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. They then try an approach and adjust it over time based on what is helpful and doable.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. The therapist will discuss how sessions can be arranged to match everyday routines and responsibilities, and will help plan practical steps that fit into a client’s life.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and divorce or separation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques. Conversations are practical and oriented toward small, achievable changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of professional experience as a therapist working in California settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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